Hacker News with Generative AI: Generations

The Gen X Career Meltdown (nytimes.com)
Just when they should be at their peak, experienced workers in creative fields find that their skills are all but obsolete.

Generations, Career, Workforce

55 points by littlexsparkee 5 days ago | 45 comments

The age of regret: Gen Z grew up glued to screens, missed the joy of being human (theguardian.com)
It’s the love-hate relationship that defined a generation. We think we know all about teenagers and the phones to which they’re so umbilically tied: sleeping with them under the pillow, panicking at the prospect of ever being denied wifi, so glued to the screen that they’re oblivious to the world unfolding around them.

Generations, Technology, Mental Health, Social Media

7 points by Symbiote 27 days ago | 2 comments

Digital Reality, Digital Shock: Growing Up at the Dawn of Cyberspace (chrbutler.com)
For those of us born around 1980, William Gibson’s Neuromancer might be the most prophetic novel we never read as teenagers.

Generations, Culture, Technology, Science Fiction

42 points by delaugust 66 days ago | 55 comments

Gen Z Americans are leaving their European cousins in the dust (ft.com)
Gen Z Americans are leaving their European cousins in the dust

Generations, Economics, United States, Europe

8 points by JumpCrisscross 68 days ago | 6 comments

My Gen Z kids had a surprising reaction to 'Dead Poets Society' (upworthy.com)
While other kids were playing soccer, young Donovan Carrillo had other dreams. Despite living in the warm and temperate climate of Mexico, Carrillo had a singular vision of grabbing gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Generations, Movie Reviews, Family, Parenting

7 points by BerislavLopac 83 days ago | 2 comments

Boomers grieve not becoming grandparents–Millennials have little sympathy (independent.co.uk)
Amid falling birth rates and growing numbers of U.S. adults opting to remain child-free, boomer and Generation X grandparents are mourning the prospect of ever becoming grandparents. However, according to millennials themselves, the reasons for not having children far outweigh the disappointment their parents may feel.

Generations, Family, Social Trends, Demographics

9 points by ganzuul 117 days ago | 2 comments

Sober curiosity: Why Gen Zers are reducing their alcohol consumption (medicalxpress.com)
Generation Z is leading a significant shift in drinking habits. In fact, compared to preceding generations, Generation Z may be the soberest generation yet.

Generations, Alcohol Consumption, Lifestyle, Health, Trends

10 points by PaulHoule 120 days ago | 0 comments

To Gen Z, Google is just a relic – not a verb anymore (bgr.com)

Generations, Technology, Search Engines, Google, Social Media

4 points by cpeterso 154 days ago | 0 comments

Gen Z just overtook Baby Boomers in U.S. full-time workforce, by generation (twitter.com)

Generations, Workforce, Demographics, United States, Social Trends

9 points by toomuchtodo 191 days ago | 1 comments

Why Gen Z and Millennials Are Splurging Instead of Saving (cnbc.com)

Generations, Millennials, Gen Z, Finance, Saving

5 points by Dore_nova 192 days ago | 4 comments

Gen Z-Ers Are Computer Whizzes. Just Don't Ask Them to Type (wsj.com)